Peace and political upheaval ripple through Europe war news
Vienna reports Parliament opens as workers march for peace and Emperor Charles II pledges broad constitutional reforms. In Amsterdam the throne signals democracy as Hindenburg era ends and Charles II promises shared power. Kronstadt declares control, severing links to Petrograd and Russia’s provisional government, amid worker and soldier delegates decision.
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Amsterdam
Hindeburg
Charles II
Jie
Bohemia
Petrograd
Kronstadt
Vreat
Russia
Work
Mobilize Army in Sixteen Campa Washington
War Department announced plans for a 500000 man September call to color will be concentrated to sixteen cantonments rather than thirty two. Many troops will be housed in tents instead of wooden barracks due to lack of funds material labor and transportation facilities as chief factor in the reduction.
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Campa
Washington
War Department
Baker
British Guns Batter Ypres Line and Paris Front
German forces gained a foothold in advanced trenches near Moulin de Laffaux with part of the line seized. French artillery checked German efforts against Hill 04 while German losses mounted. In the Ypres sector heavier artillery fire continued with British reports of gains in May and April including prisoners and captured heavy guns.
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Ypres
Paris
Moulin de Laffaux
Belgium
London
Berlin
Tornado Toll in Kansas City Area 21 Dead
Twenty one people are confirmed dead and more than 100 injured as a string of tornadoes struck northeastern Kansas, north central Oklahoma, and southern Missouri late Friday. Widespread property damage reported across multiple counties and towns. Local officials warn of continuing severe weather threats into the weekend.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Chicago
Ilinois
Indiana
Arkansas
Kentucky
Alabama
Tennessee
Tuansaide
Congress Honors Greeley Minister in House Prayer
Washington Dr Paul M H Yourd of the Greeley Colorado United Presbyterian Church opened the House of Representatives with prayer.
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Congress
Greeley
Washington
Paul MH
Greeley, Colo
United Presbyterian Church
House of Representatives
PASS FOOD PROBE BILL Estimated reporters to map crops
The House passed the food survey bill to estimate and report on crops with 17,000 federal employees and 150,000 volunteers. It funds immediate investigation of food resources with 14.77 million dollars and sets monthly and potential full reports, with Herbert Hoover to lead a food administration when law takes effect. The bill includes a Rankin amendment to employ women in survey work where practical. Funds cover seeds production education waste elimination and conservation and various disease eradication programs.
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Union News Service
Washington
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Houston
Aow
Herbert. Hoover
Food Administration
Miss Rankin
Montana
Department of Agriculture
Arrest Plotters Against Registration Across Nation
Attorney General Gregory orders United States attorneys and marshals to pursue and prosecute all individuals involved in anti-registration agitation. The drive targets actions nationwide from New England to Texas against the June 5 draft registration for men subject to selective service.
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Washington
Gregory
United States
New England
Texas
Poles March in Parade and Enlist in Detroit Parade
Detroit residents join Decoration Day procession with Civil War veterans and Polish groups. About 100 Polish marchers sign up for the army and navy after the parade.
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Detroit
Mich
America
Army
Navy
Peace plan opposes annexations and indemnities
Stockholm reports that Austrian and German delegates to the Socialist conference present a peace program. It calls for no annexations no indemnities and limits on mechanical means used in maritime and air warfare.
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Stockholm
Anti-Conscription Speakers Stir Riot in Toledo
Several thousand residents including militiamen pacifists police and citizens joined a riot after anticonscription speakers sought to address a street crowd in Toledo Ohio. The clash reflected high tensions over conscription and public dissent during the period.
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Toledo
Ohio
Two Killed and Wounded in Jerome Mine Incident
Two men were killed and another fatally wounded with a third slightly wounded when shots hit a group of United Verde mine employees as they fled to the United Verde and Pacific railroad after a mine fire alarm. Memorial Day festivities in New York featured unprecedented patriotic fervor since the Spanish American War.
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Jerome
Aris
United Verde Mine
United Verde & Pacific Railroad
New York
Draft plot arrests span nine states and city cases
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports broad anti draft action with hundreds detained nationwide. Arrests listed by state include New York six, Ohio six, Kansas five, Missouri six, Minnesota one, California one, Nebraska one, West Virginia one, and Nebraska one, amid injunction fights and a Missouri teacher's case. Federal rounds seized four in Kansas City and Topeka arrests follow.
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New York City
Ohio
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Minnesota
California
West Virginia
Kansas City
Chicago
Barnard College
Columbia
New York
League
Columbia University
Topeka
Kan
Raymond J. Moore
Thomas Sullivan
Jackson County
Cirenit
Gardner
Edwards
Daniel Bird
Elea Luboshev
H. D. Kleinschmidt
Corder
Eva Harding
Congress
Ike Gilberg
Fred Fellen
Ernest Newman
Chile Backs Brazil Against Germany in War Policy
Chile will support Brazil in adopting vigorous measures against Germany, says the Diablo Illustrado. The article notes Brazil's President Braz urging Congress to revoke neutrality decrees and authorize defense measures to protect national dignity.
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Santiago
Chile
Brazil
Germany
Diablo Illustrado
Braz
Congress
United States
100000 Americans in France and air services forecast
An official statement says about 100000 Americans will be in France soon aboard British and French units with more en route. It also notes 9600 war airplanes to be built and 6000 aviators trained in the United States this year. A medical corps unit arrived in England from Philadelphia and St Louis. The Temps reports a Polish army in France is under creation.
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London
Suedere
France
United States
American Medical Corps
England
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Entente
Paris
The
Temps
Villietas Capture Mexican Town Near Presidio
Paso, Tex. A Villista force under Chinco Cano captured the Mexican town of Ojinaga opposite Presidio. Bullets fell in Presidio, Texas, but reports said no Americans were injured.
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Paso
Tex
Chinco Cano
Ojinaga
Presidio
Baker Chooses Frankfurter as Advisor to Baker
Secretary Baker selects Felix Frankfurter Harvard law lecturer as the third of his confidential advisers. The choice reflects Baker’s effort to place expert counsel around the administration, with Frankfurter joining a small inner circle.
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Baker
Washington
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard
President Wilson Calls for Action in World War
President Wilson in Arlington memorial exercises says the time for action has come for the United States and America will play a role in the world war. He praises the fallen for liberty and asserts the new government serves mankind, not selfish liberty. Washington also reports on tax bill changes to fund war efforts and McAdoo’s plan to push for an early peace with a Liberty Loan tour.
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Washington
Wilson
Arlington Cemetery
America
Sendte Finance Committee
U.S
McAdoo
the Treasury
United States
Detroit
St. Louis
New Orleans
Birmingham
Louisville
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Penalty Notice for Failure to Register in Washington
The document states that failing to register on June 6 subjects a person to one year in prison. It notes that lack of voting eligibility does not excuse registration. It lists white and colored individuals aged 21 to 40, inclusive, required to register on June 6.
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Washington
Germany Declares No Territorial Expansion Policy
Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung of Berlin reports Germany desires no extension of territory for conquest or power. The aim is to defend its own soil and provide guarantees for future defense and self protection.
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Amsterdam
Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Berlin
Germany
Germans Battle French In Champagne Escalates
June 1 Paris reports fierce German assaults along the French line in the Champagne theater. French forces repel waves with heavy losses, with fighting centered near the Teton Cascue and Mont Haut. France reports several prisoners, including two officers, as bombardments and gas shells intensify. Meanwhile Italian troops seize Cerevo da Vellaet Osoja and Cafa in Albania.
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Paris
Champagne
War Office
Teton
Cascue
Mont Haut
Tornadoes kill hundreds across Missouri Illinois
A vast tornado outbreak June 1 resulted in at least 78 deaths in Missouri and Illinois with hundreds injured and widespread destruction. Mineral Point Mo suffered near total destruction except the schoolhouse. Cairo Illinois and De Soto reported multiple fatalities and injuries. More than 300 dead and 1,407 injured nationwide after storms swept Kansas Illinois Indiana and surrounding states.
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St. Louis
Mineral Point
Desoto
Rye
Fred Harper
Iron Mountain
de Soto, MO
Palmer
Here
Henry Allen, Jr
Washington Is Torpedoed by German Submarine
An officer from the former American steamship Virginia arrived with news that the British freight steamship Washington was sunk by a German submarine on May 4.
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London
Barbara
Harry Tone
Colorado
John Ray
Admiralty
Frances M
Cadiz
New York
Virginia
Washington
East St. Louis Under Martial Law Riot Report
East St Louis and Hast St Louis were under martial law as five infantry companies of the Fourth Illinois National Guard and one cavalry troop patrolled downtown and black districts. The second night of rioting left three white men shot and two Negroes shot, and lasted three hours. More than twenty blacks were beaten with rocks and clubs.
Market Quotations in Cattle Prices and Ranges
Market quotations list cattle categories with pulp fed steers and cows, feeders and stockers, and heifers. Prices shown include good to fair ranges, with several lines indicating bid values and averages. Entities include categories like steers cows feeders heifers and price figures per hundredweight.
Dry Hides and Pelts Prices and Listings
Dry hides and pelts rates from Flint butcher mark a per pound price of .87 for dry hides and a list including Flint fallen and bull and stag classifications. Salt hides and green salted horses hides are noted, with scattered shorthand values and terms.
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Seleas
Horsachides
Market Prices and Commodities Digest
Prices across markets show copper and tin values in New York firm while tin and silver trends appear mixed. London bar silver quoted, world crude ore and concentrate prices noted, with Australian wool, wheat, barley, and rye futures from Minneapolis and Chicago boards. Cattle, calves, sheep, and lamb market summaries, along with Duluth grain quotes, complete the daily commodity snapshot.
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New York
St. Ula
London
Boulder
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le Journal of Paris
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